Interactive and 3D 'Fast Track'

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The Interactive, Digital and 3D Technology “Fast Track” allows you to earn your associate degree in interactive, digital and 3D technology in only 24 weeks. The Fast Track is a highly intensive version of Butler's traditional, 60-credit hour Interactive, Digital and 3D (ID3D) program, and is packed into three, eight-week sessions. This focused-delivery method places the degree in your hand sooner.

To earn your degree, you take face-to-face classes — sometimes up to eight hours a day — as well as some online courses. You also work with a team of fellow students who share your passions. Through the ID3D Fast Track you work alongside experienced faculty who guide you every step of the way while you earn a degree in Game and Simulation Development, while gaining industry credentials in Photoshop, 3D Studio Max and Unity Game Engine at the same time.

Steps to get into the program:

Build Your Industry-Ready Skills

This intensive 24-week program where you earn an Associate degree in interactive 3D is designed for recent high school graduates, displaced workers and those needing training and expertise without a two-year commitment.

You also receive advice from industry professionals as to which classes to take and which designs to include in your portfolio. As you build your portfolio, you increase your ability to demonstrate to employers your interactive technology skills.

Be prepared to dedicate your time toward the program during the Summer Session. The remaining two, eight-week sessions are less intense but still include a heavy load of classes.

Financial Aid is available for the ID3D Fast Track Associate degree program.

In the ID3D Fast Track you learn:

Game Design

Interactive Simulation Design

Virtual Reality

Stop Motion Animation

Motion Capture

Texture Design

3D Animation and Modeling

Character Rigging and Animation

Video Production and Editing

Audio Production and Editing

Virtual Environment Creation

And much, much more!

The ID3D Fast Track prepares you for a career as a:

Game Designer/Developer

Simulation Designer/Developer

Animator

Character Rigger

3D Character Modeler

3D Concept Artist

Storyline/ Character Developer

Virtual Environment Creator

World Environment Artist

Texture Artist

Compositing Artist

3D Lighting/Rendering Specialist

Storyboard Artist

Storyline Concept Artist

And many other professions!

After graduating, you can work in many industries:

Gaming

Medical

Independent Development

Aviation

Virtual Reality Entertainment

Film

Automotive

And others!

Condensed Time: Because of the shortened timeframe of the ID3D Fast Track, you need to be highly motivated and ready to work hard. The Fast Track includes eight hours a day of face-to-face technology classes, Monday through Friday in the summer session. In the fall, you take the other two eight-week sessions to complete the general education classes needed to earn your AAS degree. Successful students approach this schedule like a job, working 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.